# Incident 20170517012149I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Athens, GA, May 17, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2017, 14:30 local time
- Place: Athens, GA
- Airport: Athens/Ben Epps
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: U4PS
- Location: 33.9486° N, 83.3259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ATHENS/BEN EPPS (AHN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9486&lon=-83.3259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N346MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N346MA-2022-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 (registry code 2990001, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-240 series (registry code 17063, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA20-C1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-240 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,118 total, 118 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170517012149I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

IT WAS REPORTED BY THE STUDENT PILOT THAT AFTER LANDING THE STUDENT STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, AT THAT TIME THE STUDENT COMMENTED TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS NOT RESPONDING. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS OF THE AIRCRAFT VERIFYING THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS NOT RESPONDING.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DECIDED ATTEMPT TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY BY MAKING THREE 180 DEGREE TURNS TO THE LEFT ON THE RUNWAY. THIS ALLOWED THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT AND BACK TAXI TO THE CLOSEST INTERSECTION (BRAVO 3). DURING THE TAXI ON BRAVO 3 THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PULL TO THE LEFT RUNNING OFF THE TAXI WAY ON TO THE GRASS STRIKING THE TAXI WAY MARKER LIGHT WITH THE PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N346MA (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20181219022119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181219022119A), Dec 19, 2018: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N346MA), Mccormick, SC, Destroyed. Mccormick, SC: N346MA, DA20, landed in a field short of runway 18/36 (S19) after experiencing engine problems. POB: 2, injuries: unknown, damage: extent…
- [Incident 20161106023109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161106023109I), Nov 6, 2016: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N346MA), Athens, GA, Minor damage. Nose gear pivot was cracked around the welded radius of the strut. It dropped from the aircraft upon landing. The pilot stated that he did not notice that the…
- [Incident 20110913021029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110913021029I), Sep 13, 2011: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 20-C1 (N346MA), Newnan, GA, Minor damage. It was reported by the instructor and student pilot in written statements, as well as interviews with the ASI, that during final approach the instructor…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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